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spotted cavy

American  

noun

  1. paca.

Etymology

Origin of spotted cavy

First recorded in 1775–85

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Paca, pak′a, n. the spotted cavy of South America.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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